Welcome to The
Nine Planets - For Kids! With permission from Bill
Arnett, I've revamped his web site, The
Nine Planets , for younger audience
suitability (upper elementary grades). The Nine Planets is a
very comprehensive information site featuring the
planets of our solar system (related items included). To create
a simpler, more focused atmosphere, I've eliminated
the more advanced concepts, emphasized the more
basic concepts, and given it more of a
'kid-friendly' look-and-feel. Teachers are welcome and encouraged
to e-mail me (see below) with feedback regarding
suitability and/or improvements to the page.

Yikes! The astronomers have demoted Pluto so there are now only eight planets; Pluto is no longer officially a planet. Now they're calling it a "dwarf planet". Well, it's certainly a dwarf. But planet or not, it's still out there and we can still try to find out what it's made of and how it got there.